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ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL 8-9 JUNE 1989
ANY OTHER BUSINESS: AFRICAN ELEPHANT
LINE TO TAKE
UK
Government has become increasingly concerned about the plight of the African
elephant in the light of growing evidence of the decline in its numbers.
We now
believe that there is a clear case for transferring the African elephant from
Appendix II to appendix I of CITES. We have prepared a Resolution to put to the
CITES Conference in October calling on all Party States to support Appendix I
listing and to implement the controls under this listing immediately.
Furthermore, we believe that the European Community should ban the import of new
ivory with immediate effect. I believe it is vital that the European Community
should do all it can to help conserve this species and I urge you all to give
your support to these proposals.